Seth Auster-Rosen
Seth Auster-Rosen is a PhD candidate in Philosophy of Religions at the University of Chicago and has been attending teachings at Samye NY for ten years. His dissertation is a study and translation of two Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophical texts by the 8th Karmapa Mikyö Dorje on the nature of reality, what we can know about it, and how Madhyamaka is connected to Mahamudra. Seth also has interests in ecology and the philosophy of technology. He is the Academic Coordinator of the Samye Institute Summer Immersion program.
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Upcoming Programs by Seth Auster-Rosen
SISI – Week 1: Awakening Dignity & the Four Noble Truths
Also With Sophie (Shu-chin) Wu and Hilary Herdman
This opening week of the Samye Institute Summer Immersion: The Buddhist Arts & Sciences introduces participants to the inner and outer sciences of the Buddhist tradition through meditation, study, and dialogue. The week begins with the Inner Science of Awakening Dignity, taught by Shu-chin Wu. From a Buddhist perspective, dignity arises from recognizing that […]
SISI – Week 4: Buddhist Philosophy I – Understanding Reality by Knowing the Mind
Also With Tulku Migmar Tsering
Critical thinking is how we come to understand the most important Buddhist teachings: impermanence, selflessness, emptiness, enlightenment. Participants explore the core Buddhist philosophical concepts through both philosophical reflection and contemplative practice. These explorations illuminate the intimate relationship between mind and world.